IN BRIEF / LOS ANGELES

Council OKs Cameras for Hollywood Boulevard

The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to install surveillance cameras on Hollywood Boulevard.

The cameras will be monitored by the Police Department and will be the first to focus solely on city streets. The first five cameras, donated by the Hollywood Entertainment District, could be up by January.

They will watch intersections on Hollywood Boulevard from Vine Street to Sycamore Avenue.

City officials hope to install many more cameras in the coming months.